Lamp-shade holder



I May 6, 1930. A. J. CARMICHAEL LAMP SHADE HOLDER Filed Aug. 20, 1928Patented May 6, 1930 ter ANDREW J. CARMICI-IAEL, OF NEW HAVEN,CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE GREIST MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEYVHAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT Application filed.August 20, 1928.

This invention relates to devices for holding lamp shades to facilitatetheir support from a suitable stem or standard.

The device is characterized by a two-part clamp, the members whereof areconstructed and arranged to embrace the shade surrounding the opening inthe top of the shade and to provide for receiving a supporting standard,to which the holder may be clamped.

The various features of the invention will be best understood from thefollowing detailed description thereof, when considered in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, in which I F ig; 1 is a sectional viewthrough the holder and a portion of a lamp shade;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the holder;

Fig. 4- is a sectional view of the holder taken on the line 44l, Fig. 3;and

Fig. 5 is an inverted plan view of the holder.

The holder comprises a cup-shaped member 2 having a central aperture 5and'a downwardly inclined wide flange 1, the cup-shaped member beingadapted to fit snugly within the central hole in the shade S, while theflange 1, which is herein shown as inclined to about an angle of 5 .5degrees, fits upon the exterior of the shade. An inner ring 3, oftruncated cone formation, has a central aperture which receives themember 2, and slides freely thereon in assembling parts of the holder,said ring having the same inclination as the flange 1, and when properlypositioned being arranged to fit beneath the shade, and cooperate withthe flange 1 to embrace the shade adjacent the opening through thelatter.

At suitable intervals in the side wall of the cup-shaped member 2,tongues 7 are formed by cutting away the metal of the member 2 uponthree sides of a rectangle, so asto leave each tongue free to be easilybent outwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, and caused to press against theinner face of the ring 3, thereby providing a clamping means, inconnection with said ring, for holding the shade S tightly grippedbetween the flange 1 and the ring 3. The tongues 7 are pressed outLAMP-SHADE HOLDER Serial No. 300,735.

wardly so as to firmly bind the ring 3 into engagement with the innersurface of the shade S surrounding its central aperture, after the ringhas been slid into place as shown in the drawings. l/Vhen the holder hasthus been securely clamped to the shade, the aperture 5 is placed over athreaded extension of the lamp standard, and a clamping nut, orequivalent means, is screwed or otherwise attached to the end of thestandard for firmly maintaining the cup-shaped member of the holder onthe standard.

It will be seen accordingly that the member 2 not only constitutes apart of the clamp or holder for the shade, but additionally hasprovision for forming a connection with the lamp standard when the endof the same is passed through the aperture 5. The member 2 thus performsthe two-fold function of providing part of the shade holder means and offorming an element for supporting the shade from its standard.

The right is reserved to make such changes in the details ofconstruction, or of the arrangement of the elements shown as are withinthe spiritof the invention, provided such changes fall within the scopeof the claim.

I claim as my invention:

A shade holder, comprising a cupshaped body member provided with acentral aperture'in its bottom to receive a lamp standard, and aninclined flange extending downwardly from its upper edge to overlay alamp shade about the central opening thereof, of a slidable, downwardlyinclined ring arranged parallel to said flange, to fit over said bodyand engage the shade within the opening thereof, and bendable tonguesextending down from the upper portion of the side of the body member toa point above the bot-tom thereof, and arranged to be pressed outwardlyagainst said ring for clamping the parts together.

In testimony whereof i have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of AugustA. D. 1928.

ANDREW J. CARMICHAEL.

